UCA Rochester

New Designers

New Designers is an annual showcase of the very best in graduate design from universities around the UK. New Designers is affiliated with scores of leading companies and organisations which recognise the value of design education and its contribution to the UK's creative industries. The graduates of BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts have won multiple awards at New Designers and secured internships, commissions and employment.

New Designers 2015

Computer Animation Arts / Winner Best Stand 2015

Based on the famous running-gag from the Wile E. Coyote cartoons, the stand from BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts wowed the judges with its 'fantastic creativity' and 'well planned execution'. It's the third time the course has collected the 'Best Stand' award, having previously collected the gong in 2010 and 2013.

New Designers 2014

Urvashi Lele / Winner New Designers Screening Award Judges' Choice

Natale Urwin / Winner New Designers Screen Award Audience Choice

Urvashi Lele, winner of the New Designers 2014 Judges' Choice for An Interview With The Owl & The Pussy Cat

Natalie Urwin, winner of the New Designers 2014 People's Choice for Mother's Days

New Designers 2013

Computer Animation Arts / Winner Best Stand 2013

Our art-deco cinema stand, complete with usherettes and popcorn, was praised by the New Designers' judges for its "brilliantly imaginative and clever presentation of animation and illustration where visitors are invited to take a seat, spend time with the work and really engage with it."